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Lithuania: Between politics and economics

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 11:15 Last update: about 13 years ago

This New Year's Day was quite different for the European Union and for one of the Baltic States - Lithuania. Indeed, Lithuania officially became the 19th EU member state to join the euro area. Since...

The fact is: the debt burden has deteriorated

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 11:12 Last update: about 13 years ago

On Saturday evening, the government issued a press release announcing that Standard & Poor's had reaffirmed the BBB+ rating for Malta with a stable outlook. The news dated from the previous...

Strategic transition at Elmo Insurance

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 11:11 Last update: about 13 years ago

Noel Grima On 1 January, Elmo Insurance's general manager Lino Ferris retired from his position and was succeeded by two general managers, younger people who have been working with the company...

Malta 'BBB+/A-2' ratings affirmed; outlook stable

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 11:06 Last update: about 13 years ago

OVERVIEW• Malta's economic growth prospects remain strong relative to the eurozone,but we view the government's debt burden as a constraint on policyflexibility. • We consider...

Property tax to have an adverse effect on market

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 11:05 Last update: about 13 years ago

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry strongly disagrees with the new Property Tax announced by Government in the Budget for 2015. The Malta Chamber believes the new tax regime will...

ECB primes markets for imminent QE

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 10:56 Last update: about 13 years ago

The European Central Bank yesterday prepared financial markets for an imminent programme of sovereign bond purchases, with president Mario Draghi saying the bank had few other options at its disposal...

Updated: World's newest airliner in first commercial flight

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 10:28 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

The world's newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, took to the skies Thursday carrying its first paying passengers from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar. The Qatar Airways flight departed the...

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